Definition of VISION

vision

Meanings

Plural: visions

Noun

  • a vivid mental image
    • "he had a vision of his own death"
  • the ability to see; the visual faculty
  • the perceptual experience of seeing
    • "the runners emerged from the trees into his clear vision"
  • the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
  • a religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance
    • "he had a vision of the Virgin Mary"
  • The sense or ability of sight.
  • Something seen; an object perceived visually.
  • Something imaginary one thinks one sees.
  • Something unreal or imaginary; a creation of fancy.
  • A perceived potential future event or occurrence.
  • An ideal or a goal toward which one aspires.
  • General aspiration; forward-thinkingness.
  • A religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance.
  • A person or thing of extraordinary beauty.
  • Pre-recorded film or tape; footage.

Verb

  • To imagine something as if it were to be true.
  • To present as in a vision.
  • To provide with a vision.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English visioun, from Anglo-Norman visioun, from Old French vision, from Latin vīsiō (“vision, seeing”), noun of action from the perfect passive participle visus (“that which is seen”), from the verb videō (“I see”) + action noun suffix -iō.

Synonyms

apparition, aspiration, desire, dream, envision, eyesight, fantasy, hallucination, imagination, imaginativeness, ken, mirage, perception, seeing, sight, view, vision, visual modality, visual sensation, visual sense

Scrabble Score: 9

vision is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
vision is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
vision is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

vision is a valid Words With Friends word